Cork extractor and fastener.



P. J. WHELAN.

CORK EXTRAOTOR AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION IILED 00131, 1913.

1,112,875; Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

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RS CO PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTDN D. C

P. J. WHELAN.

CORK EXTRAGTOR AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED 00131. 1913 1 1 1 2,875. Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

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003K Ex'raacroe AND FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern ."if

, Be it known that I, Parnrck JonnlVrmmmasubject of the King of Great Britain,

and resident of the town of.Douglas, in the Prov nce of Ontario, Dom nion of Canada, have invented certaln newwand useful Improvements in Cork Extractors and Fasteners, of which the following is the specification i QMy invention relates to cork extractors andfasteners, and the objects of my invention are to extract the cork. and secure the same in positionwhen replaced in the bottle, audit consists essentiallyjof a corkscrew having anorifice in the top end, a cross bar or gripping means pivotallyengaging with such orifice and designed to engage with the r i neck of the bottle, a slot insuch spring Inemjber and a ringengaging wlthqthe said slot,

theparts being arranged and-constructed in detail ashereinafter more particularly explained by thefollowing specification.

: Figure 1. is a perspective view of my derice as attached to a cork andjbottle. Fig. 2

1s a perspectlve v1ew showmgmy device he ing attached to or detachedifromthe neck of thebottle. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective 3 view of my device. Fig. Lisa perspective view of my devlce n the final position when extracting a corln Fig. 5lis a perspective,

viewof an improved device. :Fig. 6 is a part 1 section taken through the cross bar or gripping member of Fig. 5.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several drawings. i i

f Referring to the draw1ngs,A. represents a neck of abottle wlth a cork 1 engaging therein. A corkscrew 3 is fixed in the cork .10 designed to engage with the neck A. of the 1 bottle. The slotll extends on one side of the Specification of Letters Patent.

bar 2 corkscrew 3 and has a ring 12 loosely engage ingwith it, the ring12 being designedto be attached to thebar 2by means of the clip fastener 13 formed therein.

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Patented 0ct. 6,.1914. 1 Application filed Octoberiil, 1913. Serial No. 798,576. r

and terminates at the head 5 of the Referring to the Figs. 4, 5 and 6 in which f isshownflanl improved form ofmy device.

particularly adapted to. suit bottles of large sizeythe corkscrew 3 and the end piece 5 are 1 formed with a tongue and grooved joint and hinged together by means. of the rivet -1;;

14, the corkscrew being adapted to be turned into a position to lie alongthe bottom .face of the bar 2. "16 represents an adjustable piece mounted in the groove 17 in and ex? tending along the bottom .face of the bar 2,

such adjustable piece being provided with. threaded orifice 23 therethrough. 18 represents athreaded screw designed to engage. with the threaded orifice 23 in the adjustable piece 16, the outer end of such screw being provided with a knob2l while the 111 f ner end is loosely mounted in the projection 19 and secured in position by means of the collars 20. The ends .9 arefor ed it igned to fit into a groove in the adjustable piece 16at one end and into a groove in the piece 25 at'the other end of the bar 2: and are pivotally secured; therein by the rivets 24 represents a sprlng secured to the bar 2 and adapted to engage with the tongue onthe ends 9. It will, of course, be

understood that the spring 24 may be located in other positions, as for instance between the top of the tongue on the end 9 and th groove in the movable part 16. Y

. Having described myinventionI will now i i show the method Iofoperation. y

The corkscrew 3 is inserted 1n the. cork 1 and the bar-2 turned with respect to the corkscrew 3'until the ends 9 take up a vertir11 calposition as shown in Fig. 4:. The ring 12 is nowheld vertical, the lower end leaning against the side of the loop 5 when a com: 1

bined pull on. the ring 12 andthebar or gripping member 2 pullsthe cork. The 1.

cork is replaced and the ring 12swung into the position shown in Fig. 2, the fastener 8 now being turned, the ends 10 engage with the neck A of the bottle.

face of the cork and the clip 18 engages with The ring 12 is now swung into positionparallel to the top the rod 2 so preventing the ring 12 from moving or catching on anything. By this means a cork returned to a bottle can be held securely in position and since the corkscrew is not removed the life of the cork is much greater than in cases where a'corkscrew has to be inserted each time the cork is removed.

The principal feature of the ring 12 is to facilitate the removal of corks from large bottles,

In the improved device as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, the threaded screw 18 can be operated to permit of the adjustable piece 16 being moved inwardly toward the corkscrew 3 whereby the ends 9 can be adapted to fit any size of bottle within a certain limit.

This device when out of commission is adapted to be folded together to carry in the pocket and to facilitate this the cork .I have invented an article strong, cheap of manufacture, compact and of great utility and particularly adapted to transporting of bottled goods. I

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of my 1nv'ention, within the scope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it intended that all matter contained in the accompanyingspecification and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting.

sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A cork extractor and fastener comprising a corkscrew and a gripping member extending transversely across the corkscrew and free to turn with respect to the same, said gripping member having means to engage and grip the neck of the bottle, and means of adjusting the said neck gripping-means.

2. A cork extractor and fastener comprising a corkscrew, a gripping member extending transversely across the corkscrew and free to turn with respect to the same, the ends of said gripping member being bent substantially at right angles and splayed out to engage and grip the neck of the bottle, a slot extending through one side of the said gripping member and terminating at the corkscrew, and a ring loosely engaging with the said slot and having aclip designed to engage with the gripping member, as and for the purpose specified.

3. A cork extractor and fastener com-' arisin means for en a in the cork consisting of a head having a groove therein,

designed to engage with the gripping mem- I her and means of turning the said ends into position to lie along the'underface of the said gripping member.

4. A cork extractor and fastener comprising means for engaging the cork consisting of a head piece havinga slot therein and a corkscrew pivotally mounted in such slot, a gripping member extending transversely across the cork screw and free to turn with respect to the same, one'end of tially at right angles and splayed outwardly to engage the'neck of the bottle, the side remote from such end having a'groove in and along the bottom face, an adjustable member having a threaded [orifice therethrough engaging with the said groove, the ends of such member being: splayed out: wardly to engage the neck Ofjthe bottle, a threaded, screw engaging with the said such gripping member being bent substanthreaded orifice and held in position'by collars engaging with its inner end, the

outer end being provided with a knob, 21

slot extending through that side of the said gripping member remote from the adjustable end, such slot terminating at the corkscrew, a ring loosely engaging with the said slot and having a clip designed to engage with the grippingmember, as and for the purpose specified.

5. A cork "extractor and fastener comprising means for engaging the cork consisting of a head piece provided with a slot, a corkscrew pivotally engaging in such head piece, a gripping member extending transversely across the corkscrew and free to turn with respect to the same, one end of suchmeinber being bent substantially at right angles and having a groove'therein, the other end of such gripping member being provided with a groove in and ex tending along its bottom face, an adjustable piece provided with a groove designed to engage with the groove in the said gripping means, such'adjustable piece having a threaded orifice therethrough, a threaded screw engaging with such orifice and heldin position by collars engaging its inner neck of the bottle, the other] end having a end, the outer end being provided with a said neck grippingmeans, tas and for the knob, neck gripping ;means, one end of purpose specified. p which is splayed outwardlyq to engage the In Witness whereof Ihave hereunto set myhandin the presence of two Witnesses.

tongue adapted to fit thegroove inthe PATRICK JOHN i said adjustable member and the groove in Witnesses: t the said opposite endofthe said gripping EVA LOGAN,

member, and springs engaging with the THOMAS W. MGGARBY.

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